Camera found in locker room at River Valley High School – WNDU
Charges have been filed against the River Valley High School student accused of planting a video camera in the girl’s locker room.
That’s according to our reporting partners at WSJM.
Trenton Prentice, 17, is facing one count of attempting to capture the image of an unclothed person, a felony charge with a maximum sentence of five years behind bars.
He was suspended last Friday, giving the district time for due process, and the student time to decide if he wants a lawyer, and how he will answer to the board.
At Monday night’s meeting, Superintendent Will Kearney laid out the latest on the situation for the school board and concerned parents.
Kearney said administrators met with students to discuss new security procedures to make sure a similar incident isn’t repeated.
The school has since begun using aides to lock and unlock the locker room. They’re also ordering an alarm for outside doors and will have police look over the area to see if there are any more ways the school can improve safety.
Three girls found the hidden camera under a sink Friday afternoon. Fortunately, all that was captured was some blurry video of the bathroom floor, but the incident has still left many students and parents uneasy.
Will Kearney, Superintendent, River Valley Schools, explains how he hopes that it does not happen again, “It was an unfortunate incident and I really don’t anticipate that this will happen again, but I’ve been surprised before and we’re a typical district and sometimes students make poor choices and unfortunately they made a poor choice.”
River Valley’s Principal is expected to make a recommendation to the board later this week on whether the student should be expelled, suspended for an extended time, or allowed back.
A special disciplinary meeting is scheduled for next Thursday.
By on 17/05/2012